Camp Joins Ike to Seek Farmers Vote in Northern California
W B Camp, a well known county farmer, blasted the present administration for allowing communists to infiltrate government and accepted the chairmanship of the Northern California Farmers for Eisenhower Nixon. He resigned from the cotton division of the Department of Agriculture and criticized efforts to minimize red infiltration.
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W. B. Camp
California
Eisenhower-Nixon
Camp
Department of Agriculture
Aim for 16th Victory as Colonels Take on Arvin
Shafter High School’s 1952 football squad, led by Coach Eliades, targets Victory No. 16 against Arvin High School B. The Colonels, praised for strength and strong reserves, tout star players Carl Beach Edward Ellis Everett Jordan David Muir Johnny Palomo and Kenneth Smith as they aim to extend a rising season after decisive wins over Strathmore 27 to 7 and Taft 33 to 19.
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Shafter
Arvin High School
Jordan
Eliades
Colonels
Shafter Colonels
Strathmore
North
Taft
Hig
Carl Beach
Edward Ellis
Everett Jordan
David Muir
Johnny Palomo
Kenneth Smith
PTA Membership Barometer Shows Hike
The PTA reports rising membership with the fourth grade leading and seventh grade close behind. The association will reward the highest winning grade with a party soon.
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PTA
Rio” Bravo
Maxine Townsend
Parent-Teachers Association
Bond Drive Backed to Add Classrooms at Richland School
Judge E K Grant urged public support for a Richland bond issue to finance eight new classrooms and related facilities at Richland School. Superintendent Bruce Crawford outlined needs totaling about 900000 dollars, with a plan to use eight emergency cabins and expansions for Santa Fe and primary schools, cafeteria space, a four unit kindergarten, and shop homemaking facilities.
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Grant
Richland
E. K.grant
Shafter Judicial District
Richland School
Bruce Crawford
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Crawford
Bert Ware
A. G. Mortimore
Chamber
Santa Fe
Rivhtant School
Superior Oil Co
Rio Bravo
Dortha Rodgers Joins Central Christian College Freshman
Dortha Rodgers daughter of Mr and Mrs C M Rodgers of 133 West Orange St begins as a freshman at Central Christian College Bartlesville Oklahoma majoring in secretarial science. In high school she belonged to California Scholarship Federation Spanish Club Girls Athletic Association and Girls Sextette and sang in chorus serving as junior class vice president. She recently worked as legal secretary for Ohanneson and Mortimore.
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Dortha Rodgers
C. M. Rodgers
West Orange St
Central Christian College
Bartlesville
Oklo
California Scholarship Federation
Girls Athletic Association
Ohanneson and Mortimore
Thompson Couple Plans Trip for USC Rice Game
Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson of Grant Street will travel south this weekend to attend the USC versus Rice football clash. The outing highlights a family sports pursuit with emphasis on travel and the major college matchup.
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Harry Thompson
Grant Street
Usc-Rice
City Hall Plans Debated At Joint Meeting
City planning commission and city council meet at Boy Scout Hall at 7 30 p m to discuss the proposed City Hall location. The James Street corner site housing the Shafter Women s Clubhouse is under consideration with the club seeking about 9000 for the property.
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Shafter Women
Planning Commission
Frank Shaw
Old City Hall
James and
Sunset
P. C. Clarkin
George Collins
PTA Plans Meeting On Buttonwillow High Transport
Buttonwillow PTA will hold a 8 p.m. meeting in the Gardner Field building to discuss transporting two buses of Buttonwillow students daily to Bakersfield High School. Theron McCuen, Kern County Union High School and College District superintendent, will speak. Mrs. Curtis Graves urges all parents to attend.
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Buttonwillow
Bakersfield High School
Buttonwillow School
Gardner Field
Curtis Graves
PTA
Bob Wall Returns Home After Korea Service
Bob Wall arrives back in Cedar City from Korea duty after discharge from the Army Medical Unit of the California 44th division. His wife joined him after staying in Portland near her parents. They visited Cedar City with cousin Ray Duerksen before returning to their newly furnished home. Wall, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Wall, has worked with his father in farming.
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Army
California
Bob Wall
Portland
Ore
Cedar City
Utah
Ray Duerksen
Korea
Wall
P. T. Wall
New Fee Joins Bank Against C of C Strangler
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District adopts a protest resolution opposing Proposition No 10 a constitutional amendment aimed at chambers of commerce It argues it misinterprets the state constitution would curb public agency cooperation on water law would silence testimony before committees and would be a revenge measure rejected by the 1951 legislature
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New Fee
Bank
C of C
Strangler
Chambers of Commerce
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
California Irrigation Districts Association
Agen
Motorists Fined For Drunk Driving
Three motorists received penalties for violating the vehicle code on drunken driving. Roy Baughman of Shafter, 27, paid a $150 fine and received a 90 day suspended sentence. David Carl House of Wasco, 41, got a $200 fine and 180 days suspended. Daniel Dickinson of Shafter, 28, was fined $150 with a 150 day suspended sentence. All lost their licenses.
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E. K. Grant
Roy Baughman
Shafter
David Carl House
Wasco
Frank Shaw
Daniel Dickinson
Oil Team Wins Bowling Series in Major League Night
Richfield Oil swept the series in the Sportsman's Bowling Aelley Major League last Thursday. Ed Wagner topped three-game series with 632 and two forty-one per game high 231. Richfield posted a three-game team score of 2582 as Dan Barling 507 Gordon Bennett 510 LaVerne Kliewer 560 and Jimi Wagner 509 were among other 500 plus scorers. Kliewer rolled 221 in one game and Wagner 202.
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Richfield Oil
Aelley
Lester Reeves
Ed Wagner
Richfield
Barnett
Bennett's
Sportsman’s Cafe
Reeves
Dan Barling
Gordon Bennett
LaVerne Kliewer
Jimi Wagner
Kliewer
Wagner
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Bakersfield College
Fresno State College
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Martin Wagner
Peter Channeson
Center
Dorothy Eckmann
Republican Central Committee
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H. W
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Shafter Community Chest Board of Directors
Edwin Wilson
William Siemens
Lewis Woodard
O. D. Handel
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